A complete reference tool to assist implementation of the newData Protection legislation

The much-publicised Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) came into force on 25th May 2018 alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Part 1 and 2 of the Act supplement the GDPR by explaining certain terms and enacting "derogations"; where Member States are allowed to make their own rules e.g. about exemptions and children's consent. These parts have to be read alongside the GDPR for both laws to make sense.

The GDPR handbook (2nd edition) is designed for data protection practitioners and legal advisers who require a single printed resource cross-referencing the GDPR with the supplementary provisions set out in the DPA 2018. It contains the full text of the final version of GDPR (as recently corrected by the European Commission) but laid out in a more logical and easy to read manner.

Under each Article of GDPR we have included:

The corresponding GDPR Recitals in blue

Signposts to relevant supplementary provisions of the DPA 2018

Links to any official guidance issued by the Information Commissioner's Office

Links to any official guidance issued by the EU Article 29 Working Party

Links to any relevant Act Now blog posts

A lot of the useful explanation of the provisions (Articles) is contained in the Recitals, which are at the front of the official text of the GDPR. Consequently, the reader has to constantly flick back and forth between the two. By placing the corresponding Recitals under each Article, the handbook allows a more natural reading of the GDPR.

Act Now has applied its information governance knowledge and experience to create a policy pack containing essential documentation templates to help you meet the requirements of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.